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August 12, 2015

Harvard Prof. Lawrence Lessig Considers Presidential Run 
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And Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig has announced he is considering a
run for president in order to protest money in politics. He says that if
he won the presidency, he would serve only as long as it takes to pass
sweeping campaign finance reform. Then he would resign, he says. Lessig
says that he will run as a Democratic candidate if he's able to raise $1
million in small contributions by Labor Day.

 

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